Post on 16-Apr-2017
Technology Innovation for Inquiry-Based LearningDr. Valerie Irvine
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Then Now
Me
Memories of Biology 11
• Memorization of Terms
• Being told “it’s not your prerogative” to suggest alternative assignments for inquiry
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Salt Spring Island Tour with Ministry of Education & John Abbott
February 14, 2012
Science Education SymposiumAt Science World during AAAS
February 15, 2012
How can one POSSIBLY engage fully in student-centred inquiry…
without relying on technology and connectedness?
From Consumption to Creation & Remix
From Isolation to Connectedness
REQUIRES CHANGES
and ultimately… HOW WE TEACH
For Teachers: How to Unlearn or Innovate Requires Connections
For Learners
How to Engage in Inquiry Requires Connections
• Increased focus on skills/process as opposed to content
21st Century CURRICULUM
KEY POINTS• Digital Literacy
• Understanding
Understanding how networks work is one of the most important literacies of the 21st century.
Howard Rheingold (2010)
How are we modeling inquiry and open learning for our students?
How are we helping our students to document their inquiry and to make
connections for visible learning?
Social Media & Mobility
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Grand Yellowhead School Division, Alberta
Irvine, V. (2011). Multi-Access learning
21st Century Classroom@neilstephenson
Some contrasts…
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Observations: District Planning• District “Technology Plans”– Need to become LEARNING plans– Support pockets of innovation
• Technology Implementation Patterns– SMART boards, iPads– Priorities
Observations: Connectedness
• Connections with Peers– “Best Pro-D Ever”… Twitter and Blogging
• Connections Parents
• Digital Citizenship in Students…. Lacking… – E.g., EDCI 336 student
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Reassembling the Building Blocks has RISK but…
#EdCampWestJune 22-23, 2013
#ceetopen
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